Development and characterisation of multi-layered jute fabric-reinforced HDPE composites
- Submitting institution
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Manchester Metropolitan University
- Unit of assessment
- 32 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
- Output identifier
- 248018
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1177/0021998319885440
- Title of journal
- Journal of Composite Materials
- Article number
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- First page
- 1831
- Volume
- 54
- Issue
- 14
- ISSN
- 0021-9983
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- June
- Year of publication
- 2019
- URL
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https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/624117/
- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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2
- Research group(s)
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D - Fashion
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This peer-reviewed journal article presents a novel material engineered from natural textile (jute) and High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) for automotive and home interior applications, and a lean, sustainable, and low-cost technique of manufacturing it. This collaborative work with Bangladesh Jute Research Institute (BJRI) shows a realistic promise of making economic impact for the jute industry in Bangladesh and other jute growing countries by demonstrating a novel and diversified application of jute fibre and manufacturing technique. Our work avoids any chemical pre-treatment of fibres by capitalising the inherent properties of woven structure and layer-by-layer sequence of fabric placements, thus eliminates the negative impact of any chemical processing of fibres on environment. This is the key difference of our work in comparison to the contemporary works reported earlier. The presented layup sequence and geometrical orientation of multiple layers of hessian jute fabric sandwiching between HDPE film is unique and novel, which was not presented before. The resultant composite laminate was found to be having comparable mechanical characteristics of composite materials that involved chemical pre-treatment of jute fibres reported in contemporary works. The standard procedures described in BS EN 1049-2:1994, BS 2471:2005, and BS-EN-ISO 13934-1:2013 were followed for the characterisation of jute fabric collected from Bangladesh. The optimum process parameters for composite fabrication through compression moulding were determined through scientific trials. Mechanical characteristics of Jute-HDPE laminates were tested according to ASTM D-3039:2017 and ASTM D790-02:2002 standards. Optical and electron microscopy was applied to check the undistorted yarn orientation and layer spacing within the composite plates and the interfacial characteristics between jute and synthetic polymer to make sure the demonstrated technique is free from any technical fault. A part of this work was presented at the 91st Textile Institute World Conference hosted by the University of Leeds in 2018.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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